Spring Creek captures Carolina 1A boys' soccer crown

By News-Argus Staff
Published in Sports on October 21, 2014 1:48 PM

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WARSAW -- Spring Creek dethroned James Kenan as the Carolina 1-A Conference champion with a 5-3 victory at Bill Taylor Field on Monday evening.

The Gators (15-4 overall, 12-2 Carolina) won their seventh league championship in the past nine years.

"Almost two weeks ago, we talked at practice about the conference standings and the last three games of the season for us," SC head coach Linda Salter said. "I told the guys that we were in control to win the conference. I told them it wouldn't be easy, though, we had the toughest schedule in the conference going into the last three games.

"We would have to win all three -- Rosewood, Hobbton and James Kenan."

SC wanted it.

Hugo Zavala Gil helped put the Gators in front, 1-0. Senior Otto Binar, the area's leading scorer, headed a corner kick into the near corner. The Tigers answered with two goals before Gio Avila notched the equalizer on Juan Vega's assist.

Noeh Avila collected a loose ball in front of the JK net and tucked it away for a 3-2 lead. Binar provided an unassited goal and Gio Avila capped the scoring with an insurance goal -- from Binar -- in the final 11 minutes.

Spring Creek clinched the league's No. 1 seed for the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs, which begin Oct. 29.